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Feel-Good Pictures (U.S. Soldiers and Iraqi Orphans)
Reuters ^
| 12/31/03
Posted on 12/31/2003 10:06:11 AM PST by saquin
A young boy feeds a U.S. Army soldier during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children, in a suburb of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
An Iraqi boy tries on a U.S. Army helmet during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children, in a suburb of Baghdad, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
A U.S. Army soldier fits a wool hat on a boy during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children, in a suburb of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
A U.S. Army soldier holds a baby on top of a Humvee during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children in a suburb of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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And as an added bonus, in the so-called flashpoint town of Fallujah
Chaplain Capt. Dan Knight of Star, Mississippi , of the 82nd Airborne Division, holds an Iraqi child after he giving him a gift during a patrol in Fallujah, some 65 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of Iraqi capital of Baghdad, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq; iraqichildren; pictures
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:06:12 AM PST
by
saquin
To: saquin
These are priceless keepers!!! Thank you!
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:07:43 AM PST
by
tsmith130
To: saquin
Thanks for the post. God bless our troops. And what beautiful kids. God bless them, too.
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:08:34 AM PST
by
mewzilla
To: saquin
Cool. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:08:50 AM PST
by
Jaded
(Personally, I think they should bring back flogging and burning at the stake. /so)
And here are some more nice ones from
Getty Images (need a subscription to get them without the Getty watermark, but theyre still nice to look at):
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Spc. Stephen Johnson of Seattle, Washington greets Iraqi children during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq. The party was sponsored by US Army civil affairs soldiers and the Iraqi Ministry of Women and Children. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Spc. Stephen Johnson of Seattle, Washington is kissed by Iraqi boy Mohammed Kamen, 3, during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Lt. Col. Mark Calvert of Athens, Georgia helps an Iraqi boy try on his cowboy hat during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Sgt. Chris Scrivens of Rockmart, Georgia shows a photo to Iraqi boy Hussein Almusay, 12, during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment Lt. Col. Mark Calvert holds an Iraqi baby Benin Raad during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:09:26 AM PST
by
saquin
To: saquin
Awesome, thanks!
To: saquin
And those are some of the children we should have left to Saddamn's tender mercies, right, Howie?
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:12:52 AM PST
by
mewzilla
To: saquin
Too CUTE! :-}
8
posted on
12/31/2003 10:14:08 AM PST
by
Arpege92
To: saquin; Diogenesis
saquin-thank you so much. Dio, gotta see these. ;^)
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:14:27 AM PST
by
eureka!
(The ongoing destruction of the Rat party is giving me smile wrinkles.....)
To: saquin
I wonder if these children can be adopted...?....
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:18:02 AM PST
by
mystery-ak
(Mike...Happy New Year!)
To: eureka!
Iraqi children sing during a New Years Eve concert at Baghdad's School of Music and Ballet, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber
Iraqi girls perform ballet during a New Years Eve concert at Baghdad's School of Music and Ballet, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:18:54 AM PST
by
Pikamax
To: saquin
That little baby is soooooooo precious! Thanks for sharing.
12
posted on
12/31/2003 10:19:16 AM PST
by
Arpege92
To: saquin
Great pictures. God bless our troops. I'd love to see those kids, ALL wearing cowboy hats, every day.....'President Bush sends his regards'...I love it.
To: saquin
Moving.............{Tears} :)
In what may be one of the most historical years in my lifetime........Now more than ever do I thank God I am an American.....
Happy New Year Iraq, Happy New Year My Fellow Americans.
To: saquin
Thank you for these photos. They will win hearts and minds.
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:27:02 AM PST
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(I have a plan. I need empty liquor bottles, a vacuum cleaner, and a dead monkey.)
To: Pikamax
God Bless the innocents. These little ones are Iraq's future and will be our friends for life....
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posted on
12/31/2003 10:30:28 AM PST
by
eureka!
(The ongoing destruction of the Rat party is giving me smile wrinkles.....)
To: saquin
Beautiful children, beautiful soldiers, beautiful pictures. Thank you for posting them. All the blessings of the New Year to you and your family.
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posted on
12/31/2003 11:24:34 AM PST
by
Rollee
(Our country is not the doormat nor the ATM of the world! US out of UN! UN out of US!)
To: saquin; xsmommy; RikaStrom; tioga; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; NYC GOP Chick
Thought you'd enjoy these great pics.
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posted on
12/31/2003 11:26:31 AM PST
by
NeoCaveman
(Happy New Year)
To: Rollee
What?! We read too often around here from the knuckle-draggers how vile and sub-human that Muslims are.
To: saquin
bump for later
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posted on
12/31/2003 11:30:30 AM PST
by
Born Conservative
("Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names" - John F. Kennedy)
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